The Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators hit the ice at Bridgestone Arena for a season opener on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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As action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here is who we project to take home the victory in Thursday's action.

Our computer projections model for this game predicts a final score of Predators 4, Wild 3.

The Wild were 16-14-30 in overtime games as part of a 46-24-12 overall record last season.
Minnesota picked up 43 points (17-5-9) in the 31 games it played that were decided by one goal.
The 11 times last season the Wild ended a game with just one goal, they went 1-8-2 (four points).
Minnesota scored exactly two goals in 20 games last season (4-12-4 record, 12 points).
The Wild were 46-8-8 when they scored more than two goals (to record 100 points).
In the 38 games when Minnesota scored a lone power-play goal, it had a 20-11-7 record (47 points).
In the 40 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota was 23-12-5 (51 points).
The Wild were outshot by their opponent in 51 games, going 27-15-9 to register 63 points.

The Predators had a record of 38-34-10 last season and were 10-10-20 in overtime games.
Nashville picked up 38 points (15-8-8) in its 31 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Predators recorded only one goal in nine games, and they picked up two points (1-8-0).
Nashville accumulated 19 points (6-16-7) when scoring two goals last season.
The Predators scored three or more goals in 41 games, earning 65 points from those contests.
Nashville scored a single power-play goal in 35 games last season and picked up 38 points.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Nashville posted a record of 15-14-4 (34 points).
The Predators were outshot by their opponents in 46 games last season, going 20-20-6 to record 46 points.

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